forsook

verb

past tense of forsake
as in left
to cause to remain behind forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck

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  1. abandoned
  2. stranded
  3. deserted
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  • With that said, Jonas Vingegaard’s crash at this year’s Tour shows how quickly races can change — while the two favorites at last year’s Giro d’Italia, Roglič and Juan Ayuso, both abandoned with injuries.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the present-day timeline, this reveal casts a large shadow over adult Shauna (Melanie Lynskey), who’s abandoned by husband Jeff (Warren Cole) and daughter Callie (Sarah Desjardins).
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoned
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  • Cox disputed claims Wells was left stranded when his clients, Warren Hudson, 19; Jax Pitalo, 20; and Morgan Seymour, 19, left the area.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jakob Junis came in to pitch and struck out José Tena on three pitches to end the inning and leave the runners stranded.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stranded
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  • Another neighbor said the apartment was deserted when police arrived.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One season on our family farm, deer deserted a tree stand that had produced results for years.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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“Forsook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsook. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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